THESE MEN ARE IN CHARGE OF YOUR ENTERTAINMENT

From the NYT's Sunday Business section:

ON an early Saturday morning about three weeks ago, Barry M. Meyer pulled a sheet of paper from the fax machine in his home office, inhaled deeply and held it up to the light of a nearby window.

The number on the fax was eye-popping: $66 million, plus change.

Ka-ching. The opening-day box office receipts for the Batman film “The Dark Knight” had just set a record. And for myriad reasons — including the late Heath Ledger’s delicious turn as the Joker — the blockbuster is still filling theaters on a pace that may land it just behind “Titanic” on the list of all-time, top-grossing films.

Mr. Meyer is the chairman of Warner Brothers, the Hollywood studio behind “The Dark Knight,” and the film has had its debut at a transformative moment for his studio’s parent, Time Warner. Link

What is this? 1992? I hope the FAX MACHINE holds up well for you, buddy. (Nearby, the newspaper reminds us that Peter Gabriel has gadgets and ideas.)